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Search Close GO Social Media &gt; Snapchat 83 83 people found this article helpful <h1> What Is Snapchat? An Intro to the Popular Ephemeral App</h1> <h2> Exploring the trendy social app that lets you chat with photos and videos</h2> By Elise Moreau Elise Moreau Freelance Contributor University of Ontario George Brown College Elise Moreau is a writer that has covered social media, texting, messaging, and streaming for Lifewire.
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What Is Snapchat? An Intro to the Popular Ephemeral App

Exploring the trendy social app that lets you chat with photos and videos

By Elise Moreau Elise Moreau Freelance Contributor University of Ontario George Brown College Elise Moreau is a writer that has covered social media, texting, messaging, and streaming for Lifewire.
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Her work has appeared on Techvibes, SlashGear, Lifehack and others. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on May 12, 2020 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email <h3> In This Article</h3> Expand Jump to a Section How Snapchat is Different Snapchat Stories Teen Users & Sexting Saving Screenshots The Facebook Poke App Instagram Stories Getting Started Snapchat is both a messaging platform and a social network.
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Expand Jump to a Section How Snapchat is Different Snapchat Stories Teen Users & Sexting Saving Screenshots The Facebook Poke App Instagram Stories Getting Started Snapchat is both a messaging platform and a social network.
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It can't be used from your desktop and exists only as a&nbsp;mobile app you can download to your iPhone or Android smartphone. To make a long story kind of short, Snapchat is an app that truly changed how people&nbsp;interact with friends&nbsp;compared to other popular social networks&nbsp;like Facebook and Twitter.
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It can't be used from your desktop and exists only as a mobile app you can download to your iPhone or Android smartphone. To make a long story kind of short, Snapchat is an app that truly changed how people interact with friends compared to other popular social networks like Facebook and Twitter.
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Not everyone gets it—particularly older adults—but Snapchat is&nbsp;all the rage among even the youngest smartphone users, including&nbsp;teens and young adults. Users can chat with their friends by sending them photos, short videos up to 10 seconds long.
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Not everyone gets it—particularly older adults—but Snapchat is all the rage among even the youngest smartphone users, including teens and young adults. Users can chat with their friends by sending them photos, short videos up to 10 seconds long.
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Think of it as texting through pictures or videos; text chats and video calls are two other features are a key part of the app. How to Zoom in on Snapchat Since there is so much to learn about this social media giant, we&#39;ve compiled this article along with many others into a companion guide to help you use Snapchat in fun and safe ways. To use this guide, open the links in the navigation pane.
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Think of it as texting through pictures or videos; text chats and video calls are two other features are a key part of the app. How to Zoom in on Snapchat Since there is so much to learn about this social media giant, we've compiled this article along with many others into a companion guide to help you use Snapchat in fun and safe ways. To use this guide, open the links in the navigation pane.
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You&#39;ll see it&#39;s separated into seven different sections: Snapchat Basics, Sending &amp; Deleting Snaps, Engaging With Other Users, About Snapchat Filters, Snapchat Account Management, Essential Snapchat Privacy Tips, and Snapchat Tips &amp; Tricks. Inside each section are several articles filled with details for using this social media giant to connect with friends and loved ones.
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You'll see it's separated into seven different sections: Snapchat Basics, Sending & Deleting Snaps, Engaging With Other Users, About Snapchat Filters, Snapchat Account Management, Essential Snapchat Privacy Tips, and Snapchat Tips & Tricks. Inside each section are several articles filled with details for using this social media giant to connect with friends and loved ones.
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<h2> How Snapchat is Different From Other Social Networks </h2> One of the most unique things about Snapchat is the ephemeral components of all the content that gets shared on it. Photos and videos essentially disappear a few seconds after they&#39;ve been viewed by their recipients.
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How Snapchat is Different From Other Social Networks

One of the most unique things about Snapchat is the ephemeral components of all the content that gets shared on it. Photos and videos essentially disappear a few seconds after they've been viewed by their recipients.
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Unlike other social networks, which keep your content online forever unless you decide to delete it, Snapchat's disappearing content makes online interaction feel more human and a little more grounded in the present moment. There's not as much anxiety about posting the perfect photo, wondering about how many likes or comments it might receive because it disappears within a few seconds and the only interaction you may receive back is a photo, video or chat reply. <h2> Snapchat Stories </h2> Building on its massive success, Snapchat eventually gave users their own sort of news feed feature where they could post photos and videos that could be viewed by their friends as a story clip rather than as a private or group message.
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Unlike other social networks, which keep your content online forever unless you decide to delete it, Snapchat's disappearing content makes online interaction feel more human and a little more grounded in the present moment. There's not as much anxiety about posting the perfect photo, wondering about how many likes or comments it might receive because it disappears within a few seconds and the only interaction you may receive back is a photo, video or chat reply.

Snapchat Stories

Building on its massive success, Snapchat eventually gave users their own sort of news feed feature where they could post photos and videos that could be viewed by their friends as a story clip rather than as a private or group message.
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These clips — called stories — are posted for 24 hours only before they disappear. <h2> Teen Snapchat Users &amp Sexting </h2> The heaviest Snapchat users are teenagers and young adults who submerge themselves in social media and are pretty addicted to their smartphones.
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These clips — called stories — are posted for 24 hours only before they disappear.

Teen Snapchat Users & Sexting

The heaviest Snapchat users are teenagers and young adults who submerge themselves in social media and are pretty addicted to their smartphones.
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Because Snapchat photos self-destruct automatically, a big trend has emerged: sexting via Snapchat. Kids are basically taking provocative photos of themselves and sending to their friends/boyfriends/girlfriends using Snapchat, and they feel more liberal about doing it because they know that those photos get deleted after a few seconds.
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Because Snapchat photos self-destruct automatically, a big trend has emerged: sexting via Snapchat. Kids are basically taking provocative photos of themselves and sending to their friends/boyfriends/girlfriends using Snapchat, and they feel more liberal about doing it because they know that those photos get deleted after a few seconds.
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<h2> Saving Snapchat Screenshots </h2> Snapchat messaging sure seems like it&#39;s private when you&#39;re only messaging one other friend, and the disappearing effect makes users feel a little more daring. Unfortunately, their controversial photos and videos can still end up somewhere on the web without their permission.
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Saving Snapchat Screenshots

Snapchat messaging sure seems like it's private when you're only messaging one other friend, and the disappearing effect makes users feel a little more daring. Unfortunately, their controversial photos and videos can still end up somewhere on the web without their permission.
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The general rule of Internet sharing goes something like this: if you put it on the web, it will be there forever — even if you delete it later. It’s reassuring to know that Snapchat content is automatically deleted soon after it’s been viewed, but there are still ways to capture that content and save it… forever.
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The general rule of Internet sharing goes something like this: if you put it on the web, it will be there forever — even if you delete it later. It’s reassuring to know that Snapchat content is automatically deleted soon after it’s been viewed, but there are still ways to capture that content and save it… forever.
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According to the FAQ section on the Snapchat website, users are notified if any of their recipients try to take a screenshot of any of their snaps. Screenshots can indeed be captured if a user does it quickly, and the sender is always notified about it right away.
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According to the FAQ section on the Snapchat website, users are notified if any of their recipients try to take a screenshot of any of their snaps. Screenshots can indeed be captured if a user does it quickly, and the sender is always notified about it right away.
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Despite the screenshot notifications, there are still some ways to capture snaps without senders knowing. Countless tutorials have been published online about the topic, and Snapchat has done its part in continuously updating the app to keep privacy and security in tiptop shape.
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Despite the screenshot notifications, there are still some ways to capture snaps without senders knowing. Countless tutorials have been published online about the topic, and Snapchat has done its part in continuously updating the app to keep privacy and security in tiptop shape.
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Facebook Poke App Mimicked Snapchat

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<h2> Facebook Poke App Mimicked Snapchat </h2> In late 2012, Facebook announced that it was coming out with an app to compete with Snapchat. The Facebook Poke app was released, which closely resembled almost everything about Snapchat.
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Facebook Poke App Mimicked Snapchat

In late 2012, Facebook announced that it was coming out with an app to compete with Snapchat. The Facebook Poke app was released, which closely resembled almost everything about Snapchat.
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A lot of eyebrows were raised shortly after Facebook Poke was released. Many criticized the social networking giant for creating a complete copy of such a successful app and raised questions about potential problems in Facebook’s product development area.
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A lot of eyebrows were raised shortly after Facebook Poke was released. Many criticized the social networking giant for creating a complete copy of such a successful app and raised questions about potential problems in Facebook’s product development area.
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Two weeks after Facebook Poke launched, it never broke into the top 100 apps on iTunes — while Snapchat remained took the fourth top spot. Facebook Poke failed to match Snapchat in terms of capturing a strong user base. Maybe Zuckerberg should have stuck to its retro poke function we all used to have fun with on our Facebook profiles back in 2007.
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Two weeks after Facebook Poke launched, it never broke into the top 100 apps on iTunes — while Snapchat remained took the fourth top spot. Facebook Poke failed to match Snapchat in terms of capturing a strong user base. Maybe Zuckerberg should have stuck to its retro poke function we all used to have fun with on our Facebook profiles back in 2007.
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<h2> Instagram Stories </h2> In 2016, Instagram unveiled its very own Snapchat-like stories feature to compete with the popular app. Users were surprised to see how eerily similar it was to Snapchat, almost as if Snapchat itself was built directly into Instagram. So far, the new Instagram seems to be a pretty big success.
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Instagram Stories

In 2016, Instagram unveiled its very own Snapchat-like stories feature to compete with the popular app. Users were surprised to see how eerily similar it was to Snapchat, almost as if Snapchat itself was built directly into Instagram. So far, the new Instagram seems to be a pretty big success.
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People are using it, but it hasn&#39;t been a big enough success to completely convince users to give up using Snapchat stories just yet. <h2> Getting Started with Snapchat </h2> Now that you know what Snapchat is and what to look out for in terms of security, check out this tutorial that walks you through how you&nbsp;can start using it.
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People are using it, but it hasn't been a big enough success to completely convince users to give up using Snapchat stories just yet.

Getting Started with Snapchat

Now that you know what Snapchat is and what to look out for in terms of security, check out this tutorial that walks you through how you can start using it.
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You need to download the free iOS or Android app from iTunes or Google Play, or make sure you have the most updated version if you have it already. The app will ask you to create an account by entering an email address, a password, and a username. Snapchat will ask if you want to check to see which of your friends in your social network are already using Snapchat.
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You need to download the free iOS or Android app from iTunes or Google Play, or make sure you have the most updated version if you have it already. The app will ask you to create an account by entering an email address, a password, and a username. Snapchat will ask if you want to check to see which of your friends in your social network are already using Snapchat.
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Although it reminds us a lot of SMS texting, the app works with your data plan or WiFi connectivity when sending and receiving Snapchats. Keep in mind that once a Snapchat has expired, there’s no way you can look at it again.
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